Date Ideas to Fall in Love With

Spartans give their insight and recommendations on first date ideas and the best dates to go on as a whole for this Valentine’s Day and all year around.

First Dates

Several students agreed on a museum/amusement park or the pumpkin patch. The amusement park or museum would be the best out of the two, of course, since the pumpkin patch is only a fall activity.

“It would give both people an opportunity for great conversations to come along while getting to know one another while having something to look at,” senior Lydia Chin said. “And it’s just a cute date idea overall.”

This will create a bonding experience for the both of you and your significant other and will surely be something the both of you can remember from the sight seeing to the great conversations.

A classic date idea such as going to the movies and dinner can be a simple, no-pressure evening, depending on how well you know the person to avoid the awkwardness that could come with the date all together.

“I feel like seeing the movie first would be a great idea, so that way the both of you could have something to talk about during dinner so it’ll be easier for conversations to flow,” said junior Lucas Fernandez.

Senior Hannah Kalhorn agrees with Fernandez as her first hand experience with dinner and a movie went smoothly and she rated it a great experience.

“It was the best first date, I give it a 10/10 still,” Kalhorn said.

A little twist to the traditional movie and dinner is to grab some food to go and head to the drive-in movie when it is open. If a movie isn’t of interest, a picnic could also work.

“I think a picnic as a first date would be a great opportunity to get to know the other person,” senior Magdalen Kyi said. “It’s like dinner but with a little bit of more hands-on effort. I think a picnic at Leila Arboretum would be the best here in Battle Creek if you’re looking for something super nice and peaceful.”

Leila Arboretum is not only a peaceful place but would also give a couple some sight seeing time together; it definitely shows effort and would make a good first impression.

“I think it would be also essential for someone to make the food because it shows how much you care and are willing to make an extra effort for the person you’re going on a date with,” senior Caleb Bost said.

Leila Arboretum provides a unique place to also star gaze if you’re willing to hang around until evening.

“I think the start of a good date would be walking up to her house with flowers and meeting her parents, taking her out to a nice dinner and proceeding to pay then later at night go stargazing,” senior Caleb Howell said.

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Best Dates or Group Activities

There are many many ideas to go on dates and what to do with your significant other. Some of these may be based on the time of year but give an idea of what would be ideal for an outstanding date to remember.

If you’re looking for a good group date to go on for this Valentine’s Day or year around to celebrate with friends or couples some activities that students agreed upon:

Bowling

Ice skating

Sledding

Mini Golf

Carnival

Building Legos (a good bonding activity)

Shopping (picking out outfits or things the other person would enjoy/like)

Haunted house

Baking

Star gazing

Library

Ice cream date